Obviously, you have to drink in order to prevent or delay hydration but, if the issue is cooling down and you’re not concerned about hydration such as if you’re running a shorter race, then pouring over your head might work better. Also, if you are concerned about both, you might want to get enough water to both drink and pour over your head.

Sleeping disorders

We all know how important sleep is to our athletic success, right? It’s critical. Training is all about stress and recovery. You stress to stimulate an adaptation but it’s during the recovery that your body actually adapts and gets stronger. There is no more critical time to our recovery than our sleeping hours.

Fortunately, sleeping disorders can be dealt with. If you’re having trouble sleeping, don’t hesitate to seek out help. Getting good sleep will likely help a lot of aspects of your life, including your running.